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October 15, 2025

Commission blocks San Cristobal cell tower

The Taos County Board of Commissions narrowly overturned a July Planning Commission decision to approve a special use permit that would have constructed a 195-foot cell tower in San Cristobal in a special called meeting Tuesday (Oct. 14) at the Kit Carson Electric Co-op Board Room.

The motion to overturn effectively blocks the cell tower from being built, although the applicant has avenues for appealing this decision.

The commissioners heard seven hours of testimony and public comment, ultimately deciding that Skyway Towers, the cell tower applicant, did not follow the colocation clause in the Taos County Land Use Code.

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